git post-installation script fails if emacs and git is being installed at the same time.
Bug #722946 reported by
Matt Wheeler
This bug affects 23 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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git (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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git (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned | ||
Natty |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: git
failed on upgrade to ubuntu 11.04
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: git 1:1.7.4.1-1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-4-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Feb 22 02:59:25 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
SourcePackage: git
Title: package git 1:1.7.4.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
tags: | added: regression-proposed |
summary: |
- git post-installation script fails if emacs and git is installed at the - same time. + git post-installation script fails if emacs and git is being installed + at the same time. |
Changed in git (Debian): | |
status: | Unknown → New |
tags: |
added: regression-release removed: regression-proposed |
Changed in git (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in git (Debian): | |
status: | New → Fix Committed |
Changed in git (Ubuntu Natty): | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Changed in git (Debian): | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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Hmm. The actual error is that git.el already exists.
Setting up git (1:1.7.4.1-1) ... install: /usr/lib/ emacsen- common/ packages/ install/ git emacs23 emacs23 failed at /usr/lib/ emacsen- common/ emacs-package- install line 30, <TSORT> line 1.
install/git: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs
install/git: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs23
install/git: byte-compiling for emacs23
ln: creating symbolic link `git.el': File exists
emacs-package-
dpkg: error processing git (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Do you know what what the existing git.el is? Try something like
find /usr -name git.el | xargs -r ls -l
for example.